DISCLAIMER: I am NOT Meg Cabot. I do not own the charecters (except for the unknowns). The plot, however, is all mine.
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Chapter 5!
Suze's POV
Let me just tell all of you who are considering have a kid... the first trimester SUCKS!
I'm so glad it's over. I finally have my appetite back. But, my body is changing dramaticly. I'm on my 15th week now, and my stomach is getting larger.
Along with my boobs. And I'm not the only one who has noticed. Jesse can tell and is loving it from what I can see.
Father Dominic has made a full recovery from the heart attack. But lets just say he's staying away from fatty food for a long time.
"Jesse... I need to go maternity shopping." I told him. It was a Saturday, and all I could fit in was a pair of sweats and a baggy shirt.
He looked up from the book he was reading. "OK. Lets go." He said, marking his place. This surprised me.
"Jesse, I can go myself if you don't want to go." I said, fully aware of how much he hates the mall. But he just smiled.
"Of course I want to go." Jesse said, wrapping his arms around me. I rested my head on his strong chest, taking in his scent. "I want to be with you for everything. Even the crowded malls."
I was used to him saying such sweet things by now. But then, I felt my eyes begin to water.
"Querida... are you crying?" He asked as I rose my head. Sure enough, I was. Damn hormones. Jesse's hand brushed my cheek softly, brushing away some of the tears. "Sh... It's ok..." He told me in a soothing voice as he wrapped me in a strong hug, kissing my forehead.
"I... I Love you s-so much." I managed to get out through the tears. "Just let me get my purse."
Jesse's POV
Theres a reason I hate malls. It's the parking lots. Especially on a Saturday. It took us a half hour to find a parking spot.
We finally got to the maternity store. A very bright maternity store.
"Oh my God... is there anything here that's not pink?" Susannah asked jokingly, scaning through a couple shirts on the rack. "Black is really the most concealing color."
"Well, most pregnant woman I've seenwear bright colors." I told her.
"Well, I guess I'm in the minority..." She told me. Eventually, she found a group of dark colored shirts. I heard the familier ding, indicating that someone just walked in. Looking up, I reconized the family instantly.
"Here comes someone whose most definatly not in the minority." I said,indicating Kelly as she walked in.
Susannah turned and saw the whole Slater clan. "Oh crap..." She muttered.
"Well, look who it is!" Paul said to his wife, walking towards us with Katelyn in tow.
Kelly came over and immediatly started talking to Susannah, filling her in on what's 'in style' for pregnant women and some other stuff that I tuned out soon enough.
"Daddy, I wanna go on the carosel." His daughter pleaded, begging to be taken out of the store.
Kelly turned to Paul, Katelyn, and me. "Why don't you guys take her? I'm sure you don't want to spend all your time here..." She said.
Paul shrugged. "Why not? We can get a coffee or something while were at it, Jesse."
I looked at Susannah, knowing I would seriously pay if I left her alone with Kelly. But to my surprise, she said. "Go ahead. I'll call you if were done before your back." Which I highly doubted.
Paul and I were sitting on a bench, watching Katelyn on the Carosel. She would wave at us everytime she came around.
"She looks alot like you." I told him, breaking the silence.
Paul smiled slightly. "So I hear."He took a sip from his coffee before continuing. "You think you can't love anything so much. But in that delivery room, I fell in love with her. I love Kelly, but it's a different love with Katelyn. I can't explain it... Just wait... you'll see."
I smiled. "I can't wait to be a father," I told him. "One of the things I wanted as a ghost was the chance to have children. And now that it's happening... Nombre de Dios, I can't believe it."
"You're going to make a great Dad." He told me, nodding.
"Thanks." I said.
The Carosel began to slow down and Paul glanced at his watch. "Well, we better get going before our wives spend our kids college tuition." He joked.
Suze's POV
"So... twins, huh?" Kelly asked from the other dressing room.
"Yep..." I told her, for the hundreth time. I looked at the large collection of clothes that I liked. "I sure hope these are still in style if I get pregnant again."
"Why?"
"Because I'm already spending my entire paycheck on what I have here." I said, putting my shirt back on.
"Susannah? Kelly? Are you in there?" I heard Jesse ask.
"Yeah, were here. Were almost done." I called out, opening the door, with over $100 dollars of merchandise.
"Nombre de Dios, Querida... did you buy the whole store?" Jesse asked jokingly as we got in line with the Slaters behind us.
"No..." I said. "But I can't wear one outfit everyday during my pregnancy."
Jesse nodded, understandingly. "Hey Suze." Kelly said, turing my attention to her. "We should do yoga together. And do some more baby shopping!"
I forced a smile. "OK." I told her, even though I was ready to shoot myself.
I'm losing my touch. I'm slowly developing writers block on this story. GAH!
I loathe myself.
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